A Houston man has been accused of forcing a teenage girl from Dallas into prostitution earlier this month at a motel in southwest Houston.

Laverne Mayfield Brown is charged with compelling prostitution connected to the incident which occurred June 20, according to the Harris County court documents filed in the case.

Brown was arrested and is being held in the Harris County Jail without bond.

Officials with the Harris County District Attorney's Office said an anonymous tip about prostitution led officers to the Plainfield Inn at 9638 Plainfield near the Southwest Freeway.

Investigators later determined Brown had allegedly forced a 16-year-old girl to prostitute herself. He took the majority of the money she earned and used it to pay the motel bill, officials added. The girl had run away from Dallas and had been reported missing.

Officials said they were uncertain how long the girl had been forced to work as a prostitute.

Records show Brown previously was convicted of felony possession of a weapon in August 2006 and possession of a controlled substance in December 2000.